

  <p>Landis, Richard Lee ""Bo"</p>
  <p>Passed: 2009-11-08</p>
  <p>Age: 78</p>


  <p>Source: Jackson County Newspapers</p>

  <p>Death Notice: </p>

  <p>Obituary Date: 2009-11-08</p>
  <p>Information:      Richard Lee ""Bo"" Landis, 78, of Ripley, passed away at his home on Sunday, November 8, 2009, surrounded by his loving family, following a long illness.  He was born August 18, 1931, in Kentuck and was a son of the late Ola and Lessie Walker Landis.  Bo graduated from Ripley High School with the class of 1950, retired from Pechiney Aluminum with 35 years of service and was a member of Calvary United Methodist Church since 1963.  He was a member of the Kentuck Baseball Team in the Old Jackson County League.  He had a deep love for children and coached Little League Baseball and Football, was involved with local schools&#39; PTO and Ripley High School Athletic and Band Boosters.  He was a former member of the Ripley Volunteer Fire Department and a member of the United Steel Workers Union Local 5668.  Bo was very involved behind the scenes with the Main Street Ripley Program, a program that is recognized as one of the top Main Street Programs in the state.  He was formerly on the board of directors of Greenhills Country Club and loved to play golf with his son and grandsons whenever he could, and enjoyed many golf trips with his special friends from Greenhills.         He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Monnie Parsons Landis; a son, Terry and his wife, Chris, of Ripley; a daughter, Marsha Humphrey and her husband, Alan, of Ripley; a brother, Neil Landis; sisters,  Juanita Skeen, Wilda Scarbrough and her husband, Dale, and Wanda Phalem; grandchildren, Tabby Craddock and her husband, Shawn, Lt. Mathew Hill and his wife, Katrina, Justin Landis, and his wife, Amaris, Jared Landis and Tyler Geyer; great-grand-children, Scylah and Kora Hill; sister-in-law, Eurada Landis; and two special family members Melvin ""Butch"" Hill and Alvan ""Sparky"" Geyer.          The family would like to acknowledge his special caregivers, Gladys Mascaro, Trena Nelson, Elizabeth Rhodes and Margaret Randolph, and the special people at HospiceCare for the love and attention to Bo and the entire family.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Kemp Landis and Willard Landis.         Funeral service will be  11 a.m. Friday, November 13, at Calvary United Methodist Church, Ripley, with the Rev. Charles Hicks officating.  Burial will be in Jackson Memory Gardens, Cottageville.  Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Thursday at Waybright Funeral Home, Ripley, and one hour prior to the service at the church.             </p>


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